Ángel Zárraga, Mexican
“As I Was Trying To Explain When You Let Me In, I’m Not the Model You Hired. I Work For DoorDash. And I’ll Give You Your Mozzarella Sticks If I Can Please Have My Clothes Back,” 1944
Oil on canvas
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/// A good painter knows his clientele;
that’s why Ángel’s “Self–portrait” did well.
This work’s price tag got padded
when “with Model” was added,
(for without her this piece wouldn’t sell).
/// Right behind her, a mirror’s reflecting
Ángel’s image, but no one’s objecting.
He has patrons who’ll vie
with each other to buy
this example of what they’re collecting.
/// We do not know this nude model’s name,
though her likeness fills most of the frame.
Yet, Zárraga was wise.
We see him through her eyes.
Self-promotion was part of his aim.